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Natalya Kovshova

1920 - 1942

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Natalya Venediktovna Kovshova (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшова; 26 November 1920 – 14 August 1942) was a Soviet female sniper who fought in World War II. She fought with her friend Mariya Polivanova who acted as her spotter. Natalya fought bravely throughout the war; she was killed fighting German Wehrmacht forces near Novgorod in August 1942. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union's highest award for bravery, on 14 February 1943. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Natalya Kovshova is the 1,464th most popular military personnel (up from 1,565th in 2019), the 1,252nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,381st in 2019) and the 112th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Natalya Kovshova ranks 1,464 out of 2,058. Before her are József Alvinczi, Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Félix Rodríguez, Paavo Talvela, Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing, and Geberic. After her are Walton Walker, Pavle Jurišić Šturm, Shi Jingtang, Kazuo Sakamaki, Angelo Iachino, and Alfonso Cano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Natalya Kovshova ranks 224. Before her are Willie Watson, Pierre Poujade, Rudolf Kárpáti, Anna Langfus, Gerda Lerner, and Tommy Godwin. After her are John Lewis, John Chadwick, Patrick Troughton, William Conrad, Tony Randall, and Olga Orozco. Among people deceased in 1942, Natalya Kovshova ranks 144. Before her are Vladislav Vančura, Emil von Sauer, Joseph Larmor, Juhan Kukk, Xiao Hong, and Gerard Philips. After her are Fritz Platten, Charlie Christian, Vladimir Petlyakov, Kiyoura Keigo, Elmer Niklander, and Herbert Selpin.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Natalya Kovshova ranks 1,252 out of 3,761. Before her are Ivan Mosjoukine (1889), Boris Polevoy (1908), Alexander Kemurdzhian (1921), Ekaterina Maximova (1939), Veijo Meri (1928), and Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia (1906). After her are Anatoly Marchenko (1938), Stanislav Govorukhin (1936), Victor Pelevin (1962), Nicolas Slonimsky (1894), Semyon Chelyuskin (1700), and Boris Volynov (1934).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Natalya Kovshova ranks 112. Before her are Mikhail Diterikhs (1874), Eino Rahja (1885), Pavel Batov (1897), Vladimir Kappel (1883), Valentin Varennikov (1923), and Sergey Surovikin (1966). After her are Dmitry Karbyshev (1880), Pavel Chichagov (1767), Oleg Salyukov (1955), Endel Puusepp (1909), Alexander Kutepov (1882), and Antonina Makarova (1920).

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